Brady will start the season against the Pittsburgh Steelers next Thursday after a judge ruled in favor of his appeal, saying NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell acted improperly when he suspended the reigning Super Bowl MVP over the so-called “Deflategate” controversy.

Many fans took to social media to celebrate the punishment being overturned, while others expressed their excitement in a different way.

“One of our coworkers had told us that Tom was free, so I screamed, and I think a couple of the patients came out of their rooms and were excited to hear the news,” said Melissa Colwell of Worcester. “It was fun. It’s a good atmosphere right now.”

The mood could only be described as ecstatic outside of Gillette Stadium, ahead of their final preseason game against the New York Giants.

“Jubilation. It was great. It was like get the monkey off your back, let’s do it again,” said Stan Leniewicz of Walpole. “UNH is doing a course on Deflategate, can you believe that? And the question all the kids are asking is ‘who cares how much air’s in the football?’ I don’t really care. Let them put as much or as little as they want. It’s great news!”